Egg laying.

[kada6305]

oh! I also have it by the nest they built inside the coop. Someone keeps laying an egg in that nest.

 

[John plumb]

Does anyone know if chickens bleed after they lay the first few eggs. I haven't determined witch one is bleeding and I'm hoping its not a disease of some sort. they all sem to be fine eating well. and no sign of any problem. fearing cocci. its been two days that I have found blood. No sign of worms in the poo.

 

[kada6305]

Mine didn't bleed.

 

[locoguru]

"Most" nesting boxes are covered and raised off the floor. You might try just putting a few bricks under this one and putting a board over the top.

 

[kada6305]

Okay, I'll try that. This is just one that we bought at TSC. It is under a shelf so nobody would poop on the laying hen. But I'll do that as well, thank you

 

[kada6305]

I left them all in the coop until 11 AM so only a few more hours than usual. And they are using the nest that the one hen made. found 2 brown eggs there today. So now we are up to 2 eggs. I also noticed I can tell when they are about to lay they will make a singing clucking noise. than I rooster will crow to announce it. So our first egg usually comes around 7:30ish and our second came at 10:30. But we are getting better Maybe if I do this long enough I wont have to keep them locked up until 11, maybe they will just go in there to lay. I dont care if they use the nesting box, as long as they lay in the coop.

 

[kada6305]

i moved the nesting box to their nest to see if that helps any. keep your fingers crossed!

 

[kada6305]

Of course they lay beside the nesting box! Found one egg from my leghorns beside it. Then Simone laid a rubber shelled egg on poop bar. So getting some oyster shells today. It's still early. Still expecting 2 from my RSLs